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Love that song that's playing but don't know what it's called?
Apple’s next iOS may be able to help you figure out.

The iPhone maker is reportedly partnering with Shazam
Entrainment., whose app helps users identify songs by listening
through a phone’s microphone and matching it to a database.

The new feature will be integrated directly into the software and
won’t require users to download a separate app, according to a report published by
Bloomberg. Users will be able to access the feature
through Apple’s voice activated search feature Siri.

The new Shazam-based music discovery feature could be debuted as
early as June 2 when Apple unveils iOS 8 at its World Wide
Developer Conference in Cupertino, Calif.

Shazam can already take credit for millions of song downloads
from the iTunes store thanks to a built-in link. And with upwards
of 90 million regular users, Apple’s move could be aimed at
reinvigorating its overall music offerings, especially as
download sales have slowed and users have gravitated more towards
internet streaming services like Spotify and Pandora.

Last year Apple introduced iTunes Radio, an ad-supported Pandora
competitor with plans to take it international in the near
future. The company is also thinking about making iTunes Radio a
standalone app instead of as a feature within the iTunes store as
it is today.

Apple has also reportedly internally built a subscription based
service to compete with companies like Spotify and Beats Music
but has kept from releasing it to avoid hurting download sales.